Dining, Food

A poor man’s lunch at the tavern

 

 20160609_125111 (2)20160609_125301Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we could do
– from Those were the days

The tavern sounds out of place if not obsolete; particularly in a booming city like Kota Kinabalu, capital of the Malaysian Borneo island state of Sabah. Tucked away in a corner on the ground floor of the rather new Imago shopping complex, it nevertheless lives up to its name of a pub that serves booze and a meal. Yet the food isn’t mediocre as most pub lunches and dinners are. Tavern Kitchen and Bar does offer some of the best fares that combine native Kadazandusun, Malay and Chinese cuisine with western food.
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Food

Big balls are a match for giant Hakka sausage

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Giant egg roll sausage and pork balls

Despite skyrocketing food prices and grumbles over the 6% GST, most Sabahans can’t break their habit: a hearty breakfast of noodles in a coffeeshop. I must admit I’m one. And we are spoilt for choice. Most of the time we ask ourselves in frustration: “what to eat?” (in Manglish). Continue reading “Big balls are a match for giant Hakka sausage”

Food

Hungarian hunger

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Cheesy grilled chicken tortilla with mango

Hungarian food is like Franz Liszt’s rhapsodies. The famous Hungarian composer (1811-1886) wrote 19 of them but only one stands out. This isn’t to say that Hungarian food isn’t good. All of Liszt’s rhapsodies are fantastic but his Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C# minor is the most famous; everyone who loves classical music knows it. So it is with the Hungarian goulash. Even those who have never eaten it, have heard of it.
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